On the third season premiere of NBC’s hit comedy The Office (an episode titled “Gay Witch Hunt”), Oscar Nunez’s character, accountant Oscar Martinez, was dragged out of the closet by his ever-inappropriate boss, Michael Scott (Steve Carell). AfterElton.com recently talked with Nunez about his character, the show and his career, and Nunez demonstrated the same dry wit that makes him a perfect fit for The Office.

AfterElton.com: One of the burning questions that we must ask is whether your boyfriend will show up at the next office Christmas party, get drunk with you and Michael, and have a three-way.
Oscar Nunez: You know what? I haven’t read the script, but I wouldn’t put it past Greg Daniels [executive producer of The Office]. Yeah, I can see that. We get drunk and have a three-way.

AE: Yeah, there you go.
ON: [Laughs.] I’m glad you started with a light question. It’s that kind of show. Have you seen the show?

AE: I like it a lot.
ON: We do that all the time. There are three-ways all the time on the show.

AE: Michael is the kind of guy who is the king of sticking his foot in his mouth. He’s saying things he really shouldn’t be saying.
ON: That’s the typical boss.

AE: What would you like to see happen next with your character and his story line?
ON: I don’t have a personal thing that I would like to have happen next on the show. What I would like for the show is for it to continue doing what it is doing, which is to have funny episodes. I don’t really focus on what should happen or shouldn’t happen to my character. I trust the writers. They are great writers. If the flow continues and it continues to be funny, then it’s fine with me whether I have one line or whatever. I love what they have done with him so far. I’m totally open.

AE: Can you give us a hint about whether we will see more of your boyfriend on the show? Or will it be like the "Gay Witch Hunt" episode, and we’ll just see him through the window.
ON: I don’t know. Maybe it’s in the guy’s contract that he only gets scenes shot through window. I don’t know if they’ll show more of him.

AE: Maybe it’s one of those weird little actor contracts where they have to show a shot of his car, too?
ON: Yeah, he’ll only be shot if he is in the car. Only in the car.

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